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• Lighting or Relighting? How Much Portrait Lighting Is Real?

  11-02-2023 23:02
  
  Studio photographers are often admired for their lighting skills, and for good reason. Creating compelling portrait lighting is not only extremely difficult, but requires lighting gear, backdrops, and a shooting space. Editing can play either a small or large role in the final image. Have you ever wondered how much of what you see was created in camera, as opposed to in the editing room? In this article, I will show you some before and after images from my own studio work and lift the veil on my
  
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• 5 Great Urban Portrait Locations

  11-02-2023 22:02
  
  The awesome thing about shooting portraiture in a city is that there are so many options for locations and looks, meaning you can easily create a large volume of worthwhile images in the span of just an afternoon. If you are feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the options and wondering what some of the best locations are, check out this fantastic video tutorial that will show you five of the best spots for your next shoot.[ Read More ]
  
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• We Review the Liene Pearl K100 Portable Photo Printer: A Competitive Entry in the Zink Space

  11-02-2023 21:02
  
  While instant photography cameras like Fuji’s Instax series have gained a large following amongst a younger generation discovering the beauty of instant prints, lugging around a sub-par camera just for the hard-copy photos is a drag. That’s where portable photo printers such as Liene’s Pearl K100 Portable Photo Printer come in.[ Read More ]
  
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• Sigma Versus Canon Macro Shoot-off: Can You Tell the Difference?

  11-02-2023 18:00
  
  Once upon a time, Sigma was a brand thought of by many as the compromise lens if you couldn't afford the household names. Times have changed, though, and Sigma has gone beyond offering competitive lenses to making remarkable lenses and even some notable industry firsts. Being a photographer who works heavily in product work, I decided to put the Sigma 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art lens in a shoot-off against the Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro, and the results were... well, read on and find out for yourse
  
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• A Guide to Sunset Portrait Photography With a Single Speedlight

  11-02-2023 17:02
  
  Sunset portraits are a timeless look that will always be appreciated by a lot of clients, and adding a bit of artificial light can help both to balance the exposure and to add a bit of creative flair that can really take the image to the next level. If you are new to working with artificial light, check out this great video tutorial that will show you how to combine a speedlight with a sunset to create compelling and eye-catching portraits.[ Read More ]
  
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• Forget the Foreground: Why Doing This Will Improve Your Landscape Photos

  11-02-2023 16:02
  
  We all know what the rule of thirds is, right? And we all know that in the bottom third of the frame, we often have a foreground element of interest. Take a look here to see how going without any foreground at all can greatly improve your landscape images.[ Read More ]
  
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• This 489 Megapixel DIY Camera Is Cheap and Neat

  11-02-2023 14:00
  
  A $150 DIY camera that is capable of capturing 489-megapixel images sounds too good to be true, right? Let's take a look at how this thing is built and the pictures you can expect to get from it.[ Read More ]
  
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